GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| laud | praise |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| defer | put off |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| circlet | a little circle |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |